A5066846164- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Trace Elements in Health
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Family Support in Illness
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Yale University
2016-2025
Yale New Haven Hospital
2011-2020
University of New Haven
2018
Schilsky, Michael L.; Roberts, Eve A.; Bronstein, Jeff M.; Dhawan, Anil; Hamilton, James P.; Rivard, Anne Marie; Washington, Mary Kay; Weiss, Karl Heinz; Zimbrean, Paula C. Author Information
Schilsky, Michael L.; Roberts, Eve A.; Bronstein, Jeff M.; Dhawan, Anil; Hamilton, James P.; Rivard, Anne Marie; Washington, Mary Kay; Weiss, Karl Heinz; Zimbrean, Paula C. Author Information
Background. Liver transplantation (LT) is the standard treatment for liver failure secondary to alcohol-associated disease, but limited literature and best practices exist post-LT of alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study explores current AUD management providers’ perceived barriers effective management. Methods. A 45-item survey on was distributed members American Society Transplant Surgeons, Association Consult/Liaison Psychiatry Special Interest Group, both Transplantation’s Intestine...
A psychiatric consultation was requested by the internal medicine inpatient service for a 39-year-old woman with no past illness who presented several days of disorganized behavior.
Background Many liver transplantation programs require documented alcohol sobriety prior to United Network for Organ Sharing ( UNOS ) listing. This pilot study examined the feasibility of first mobile, relapse prevention intervention transplant patients with alcoholic disease ALD ). Methods was a randomized 8‐week trial text message‐based intervention. In‐treatment assessment conducted at 4 weeks (4W), and immediate posttreatment 8W. Participants were candidates N = 15) diagnosed who...
Background. Best practices in psychosocial evaluation and care of living donor candidates donors are not well established. Methods. We surveyed 195 kidney (LKD) transplant centers United States from October 2021 to April 2022 querying (1) composition teams, (2) processes including clinical tools domains assessed, (3) selection criteria, (4) follow-up post-donation. Results. received 161 responses 104 programs, representing 53% active LKD programs 67% volume 2019. Most respondents (63%) were...
Background— Psychotic disorders are considered a relative or absolute contraindication to organ transplant, but information about their impact on transplant is limited. Objective— To describe the clinical course of psychotic patients while they were waiting list and outcomes with undergoing evaluation for transplant. Methods— Thirty-eight candidates diagnosis disorder analyzed in this descriptive study. The following variables collected before transplant: demographics, type cause failure,...
Body image (BI) concerns have been reported to play a significant role in the psychological adaptation after organ transplantation. There is paucity of data about BI beliefs liver transplant recipients. We report results cross-sectional study 177 recipients for whom we assessed BI, anxiety, depression, and quality life (QOL) using validated instruments. Our indicate that higher correlated with levels anxiety depression. were more elevated females, younger patients, patients lower income....
We surveyed living donor liver transplant programs in the United States to describe practices psychosocial evaluation of donors focused on (1) composition team; (2) domains, workflow, and tools assessment; (3) absolute relative mental health-related contraindications donation; (4) postdonation follow-up. received 52 unique responses, representing 33 50 (66%) active programs. Thirty-one (93.9%) provider teams included social workers, 22 (66.7%) psychiatrists, 14 (42.4%) psychologists....